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Review of consents for major infrastructure projects, SPAs and SACs: habitats regulations

Reaffirmation of 23 existing energy planning consents under review between July 2020 and July 2023.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
• Published: 7 May 2025

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Review of consents for major infrastructure projects, Special Protection Areas and Special Areas of Conservation

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A review of past energy planning consents to assess their effects on newly created or extended:

• Special Protection Areas (SPAs)
• Special Areas of Conservation (SACs)

This is as required by:

• Regulation 65 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017
• Regulation 33 of The Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

The Secretary of State has taken the decision to reaffirm all 23 existing energy planning consents under review between July 2020 and July 2023, as adverse effects on the integrity of the SPAs and SACs could be ruled out.

Published 7 May 2025